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Federal government of Nigeria under the
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leadership of President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu has ordered the commissioner of
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police in charge of Lagos airport to
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withdraw the one-sided and obviously
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biased court case the Nigeria police
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force may have wrongly instituted
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against an Ibomb Air passenger. Comfort
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eman who was seen in viral videos
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retaliating and defending herself
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physically after a group of Ibomb air
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personnel and Lagos airport team had
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attacked her and provoked her to action.
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The FG position on the issue was made
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known by the Nigeria Minister of
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Aviation Fesus Cayamo in a press release
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the minister signed and made available
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few minutes ago. Although Fesus Cayamo
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reversed himself and acknowledged that
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the issue was a case of confrontation
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between the 26 years old passenger and
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the staff of Ibomb Airlines who in the
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new press release admitted that the
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staff of Ibomb Air and the Lagos airport
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authority team acted wrongly. But the
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minister did not state how the attacked
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passenger would be compensated most,
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especially when her chest sexual organs
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were seems to be deliberately exposed
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after a suspected Ibomb Airlines staff
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pulled off and tore the passenger shirt
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with obvious intention to expose the
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passengers's nakedness. The action of
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the federal government may ease the
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tension among millions of people who
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have accused the Nigeria police force of
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aiding and abetting the Ibomb airline
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company to continue to attack and
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oppress the offended passenger. Comfort
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Bob who is also identified as comfort
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eman by thus supporting the statement of
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Ibomb air management who in their first
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press release made statement that seems
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to have some level of deliberate
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falsehood and raising up a dead issue to
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win undue public sentiments manipulate
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the Nigeria police force to help them
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secure detention holding charge from the
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Lagos state magistrate court to further
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oppress and intimidate the attacked
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passenger specifically Ibamair stated in
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her first press release that shortly
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after the plane landed at Lagos airport,
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the passenger waited for every other
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passenger on board the plane to
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disembark and thereafter without
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provocation went to one of the plane
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hostesses Juliana Edward the Ibomb air
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management described as Perser stepped
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on her forcibly tore off her wig,
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removed her glasses and threw it to the
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floor and used her footwear to assault
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her. She slapped her several times and
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when the other cabin crew member tried
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to intervene, she slapped her too. She
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then attempted to forcibly remove a fire
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extinguisher to use as a weapon, an act
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that could have damaged and grounded the
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aircraft. Soon after the Ibomb Air
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Management released the statement on
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Monday, a video surfaced on the internet
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that probably invalidated the statement
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of the Ibomb Air Management and stood
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out as an acceptable evidence that the
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management of Ibomb Air are people who
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may be rightly described as pathological
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liars who probably believed in telling
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lies as a way of managing crisis and
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handling difficult customers relations.
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As seen in the viral video that surfaced
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the internet after the apparent
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falsehood of Ibomb Air Management, the
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attacked passenger was seen politely
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telling the air hostess Juliana Edward
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to leave the doorway so that she can
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disembark from the plane. The senior
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aggressor in this matter. The air
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hostess Juliana Edward refused to yield
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to the appeal of the passenger and Ibomb
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Air Management in their first press
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release confirmed that the air hostess
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Juliana Edward deliberately blocked the
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doorway to prevent the passenger from
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disembarking the aircraft. And in the
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viral video, the attached wig hair on
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the head of the air hostess was still
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seen on her head and intact while the
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passenger was telling her to leave the
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doorway so that she can pass. Obviously,
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this is in contrary to the seemly
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deliberate falsehood painted and stated
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in black and white by the Ibomb Air
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Management that the air hostess attached
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wig hair was destroyed by the passenger
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without provocation. Also, the attached
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wig hair on the passenger head and the
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jacket she was putting on was still
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intact as at the time she was telling
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the apparent aggressor, the air hostess
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to leave the door. And another viral
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video later showed both the air hostess
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and the passenger dragging at the point
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of the plane divider cotton. And at this
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time, as seen in the video, both the
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passenger and air hostess wig hair were
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pulled off, including the passenger
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jacket she was putting on to cover her
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body completely. The natural hair on
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their heads could now be seen as they
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continued to drag each other at the
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plane doorway. and Ibomb Air Management
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in trying to seemly win undue public
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sentiments raised up a dead issue of a
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minor quarrel the passenger had with the
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air hostess and co-passenger over the
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passenger alleged initial refusal to
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switch off her phone during the plane
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takeoff at UYO airport. The Ibomb Air
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management in the press release
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confirmed that the minor quarrel the
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passenger had with the air hostess and
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co-passenger over switching off phone at
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UYO airport was already a dead issue and
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the action of the passenger never led to
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threat of aviation safety or violation
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of aviation safety procedures. Hence,
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the passenger was not the plane at Ouyo
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airport. But we don't know why the
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management of Ibomb Air decided to
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advertise and bring up the minor quarrel
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as a way to seemly win public sentiments
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to cover up the true picture of a
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separate event that occurred between the
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passenger and the air hostess when the
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plane landed at Lagos airport. and the
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Nigeria Police Force in the fivecount
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charges filed against the passenger at
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the Aeda Magistrate Court in Lagos State
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did not state or even mention the event
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that occurred at Ouyo airport before the
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plane took off. Announcing the
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withdrawal day early morning, the
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Nigeria Minister of Aviation Fesus
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Cayamo said and in quotes that one, "In
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the last 48 hours, I have been in
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consultation with critical stakeholders
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in the aviation sector and those
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involved in the unfortunate incidents
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regarding the unruly behaviors of
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certain individuals at our airports of
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recent. Two, though regrettable, we
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think valuable lessons have been learned
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by all sides to these incidents and
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airport security protocol especially
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have been well highlighted for the
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traveling public. If nothing at all, the
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episodes have undoubtedly helped to
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raise public awareness about appropriate
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conduct within the aviation space.
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Three, as highlighted in my previous
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statements on the last two incidents,
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clear wrongs were committed by both the
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offending passengers and staff of the
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airlines involved from all the evidence
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available to us and those available to
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the public. It is clear that all the
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actors involved cannot continue to
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highlight the injury or injustice done
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to them without acknowledging their own
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Five. Therefore, after reviewing the
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entire incidents, including appeals made
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by well-meaning individuals and remorse
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shown by the actors, the following
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decisions have been reached. A in the
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case of the unruly passenger, Comfort
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airline on Sunday the 10th of August
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2025, I have conferred with Ibomb Aine
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to withdraw the complaint against her
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today. When the police took her
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statement in presence of her lawyer, she
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exhibited great remorse for her conduct.
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B. Subsequent to the withdrawal of the
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complaint by the complainant, the CP of
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airport command and the police
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prosecutor will immediately take the
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remaining steps to facilitate her
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release from Kirk Kiri prisons within
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this week. C. I have also conferred with
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the leadership of the airline operators
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of Nigeria AON and have appealed to them
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to lift the lifetime flying ban imposed
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on her to which they agreed. The details
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of the resolution will be made public by
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the AON subsequently. B. In the case of
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Quam 1, the NCAA is to reduce his flight
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ban to a 1-month period. FA will also
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work with the music star with a view to
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engaging him as an ambassador for proper
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airport security protocol going forward.
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E having publicly demonstrated
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penitence, the NCAA is also to withdraw
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its criminal complaints against Quam 1
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earlier lodged with the police. F. In
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the case of Captain Olaranti Aggoy and
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the co-pilot, first officer Ivan Oliver
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of Valuejet, the NCAA is to restore
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their licenses after the same period of
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1-month ban after undergoing some
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mandatory professional reappraisal. The
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details will be announced by the NCAA.
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Six, I have directed all relevant
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aviation agencies in collaboration with
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other complimentary agencies outside
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aviation to immediately begin a retreat
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next week to properly retrain and
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prepare our aviation security personnel
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on how to deal with errant and
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disruptive passengers and how to
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deescalate potentially explosive
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The retreat will be fully covered by the
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press with the opportunity to ask all
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the relevant questions. Seven, the
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airlines will also have their own
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session when the conduct and attitude of
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their staff towards members of the
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traveling public will be in full focus.
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Eight, these above decisions were taken
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by government and the airline operators
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purely on compassionate grounds as
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government will never pander to base
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sentiments, politically motivated views
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or warped legal opinions when clear
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encroachment of our laws are involved.
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Nine, we are also sending a clear
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message that we take safety and security
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in the aviation sector very seriously
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and we have decided to draw a line after
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Nigeria police force in the fivecount
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charges filed against the female
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passenger of Ibomb Air stated that count
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one that you comfort Bob on the 10 day
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of August 2025 at about 14:30 hours
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while on board Ibomb aircraft number
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SNBXP parked at Matala Muhammad airport
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terminal 2 MMA2 Aed in the Eleda
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District did behave in an unruly and
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disorderly manner by shouting on top of
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your voice. abusing and assaulting the
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flight crew and refusing to disembark
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from the aircraft after landing and
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thereby committed an offense contrary to
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section 41 and punishable under section
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42 of federal airports authority of
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count two that you can for Bob on the
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same date time and place in the
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aforementioned magestisterial district
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did assault one Juliana Edward by
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slapping and hitting her cheeks with
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your right hand and thereby committed an
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offense contrary to section 171 A B and
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punishable under section 172 of the
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criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria
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2015 count three that you comfort Bob on
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the same date and place at about 1450
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hours in the aforementioned magisterial
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district did assault one job Sagen by
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hitting her face with your slippers and
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thereby committed an offlance contrary
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to section 171 A B and punishable under
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section 172 of the criminal law of Lagos
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State of Nigeria 2015.
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Count four that you comfort Bob on the
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same date, time, and place in the
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aforementioned magestisterial district
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did willfully damaged the aircraft
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divider cotton valued $2,500
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belonging to Ibomb Aine and thereby
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committed an offense contrary to and
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punishable under section 350 of the
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criminal laws of Lagos, State of
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Count five that you comfort Bob on the
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same date, time, and place in the
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aforementioned magestisterial district
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did willfully damaged one braided wig by
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dragging and tearing the wig valued
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110,000 naira 110,000 naira belonging to
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Juliana Edward and thereby committed an
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offense contrary to and punishable under
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section 350 of the criminal laws of
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Lagos State of Nigeria 2015. The Ibam
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Air Management in a press release issued
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on Monday entitled Incident involving an
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unruly passenger on August 10th, 2025
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said and in quotes that Ibam Air
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confirms that on Sunday, August 10th,
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2025, an incident occurred on board our
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u Lagos flight involving a passenger
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comfort eman whose conduct posed a
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serious threat to the safety of our
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crew, passengers, and aircraft. Shortly
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before takeoff from Ouyo, Emanson was
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instructed in line with standard
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aviation safety procedures to switch off
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her mobile phone. She bluntly refused to
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comply until the pilot in command made
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an announcement after which a fellow
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passenger seated beside her took the
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phone and switched it off. This action
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prompted a verbal tirade from Eman. The
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situation was eventually calmed and the
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flight departed as scheduled. Upon
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arrival in Lagos, Emanson waited for all
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other passengers to disembark and then
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proceeded to confront the person who had
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earlier instructed her. She walked up to
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the unsuspecting purser, stepped on her,
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forcibly tore off her wig, removed her
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glasses, and threw it to the floor, and
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used her footwear to assault her. She
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slapped her several times, and when the
13:43
other cabin crew member tried to
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intervene, she slapped her, too. She
13:48
then attempted to forcibly remove a fire
13:50
extinguisher to use as a weapon, an act
13:53
that could have damaged and grounded the
13:54
aircraft. By this time, the pilot in
13:58
command had alerted airport security.
14:01
Before security could arrive, the
14:03
purser, as seen on the viral video on
14:05
the internet, prevented the passenger
14:07
from leaving the aircraft until security
14:09
arrived. The arrival of Ibam air
14:12
security personnel did not deter the
14:15
passenger as she attacked him as well,
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lashing out violently at the security
14:19
personnel. She was then restrained and
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removed from the aircraft by force. Even
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after disembarking, she continued to
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assault air security personnel and even
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slapped the ground supervisor. The
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passenger was removed from the ramp and
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taken into custody by FAA security and
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handed over to the Nigeria Police Force
14:40
for further investigation.
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Ibomb Air has since submitted a report
14:44
on the incident to the Nigerian Civil
14:47
Aviation Authority and placed a travel
14:49
restriction on eman who will no longer
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be permitted to fly on any of our
14:54
aircraft. Ibomb Air reiterates its zero
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tolerance policy towards any form of
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unruly or violent conduct that threatens
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the safety of passengers, crew or
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equipment. Such behavior will be met
15:07
with the strongest possible response,
15:09
including legal action and permanent
15:11
restriction from our services. We
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commend the bravery and professionalism
15:16
of our crew in handling this situation
15:18
under extremely challenging
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circumstances as well as the swift
15:22
support from airport security and the
15:24
Nigeria police. Safety remains our
15:27
highest priority. We urge all passengers
15:30
to comply with crew instructions at all
15:32
times for the safety, security and
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comfort of everyone on board. We have
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reported that the Nigeria aviation
15:40
minister Fesus Cayamo says the ministry
15:43
has directed for the aviation staff who
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released the video footage containing
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the aspect of an Ibomb Airlines
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passenger. Comfort Emanson or Bob seen
15:52
in an indecent appearance with her chest
15:54
sexual organs exposed after the
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passenger shirt was torn by an Ibomb
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Airlines staff. While security
16:00
operatives was seen in the viral video
16:03
dragging the agrieved passenger out of
16:05
the aircraft following an act of
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confrontation between the passenger and
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Ibomb Airlines hostesses, which one of
16:11
the hostesses blocked the right of way
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of the passenger and prevented the
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passenger from disembarking from the
16:17
plane? And after countless warning to
16:19
the airline passenger to leave the road,
16:22
the passenger went physical with the
16:23
hostess by allegedly slapping her on the
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face, which the confrontation with the
16:27
hostess apparently led to the alleged
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destruction of the plane divider cotton,
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which Ibomb Airlines valued at $2,500
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as stated in count five of the fivecount
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charges the police filed against the
16:40
passenger at a Kedar magistrate court in
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Lagos State. We had reproed that a
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careful study of the viral video
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involving the Ibomb airline personnel,
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Lagos airport security operatives and an
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agrieved passenger comfort eman on board
16:55
the airline plane on Sunday indicated
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that while the enraged passenger was
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being dragged off the plane by three men
17:02
who held her two hands and legs
17:04
suspending her a little bit on the air,
17:07
a lady putting on a bomb air corporate
17:09
clothes who was behind the camera lens
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could be seen in the video to have
17:13
approached searched the passenger at the
17:14
door point of the plane while the
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passenger was about to be taken out,
17:19
apparently dipped her hand towards the
17:21
waist part of the passenger, untucked
17:23
the passenger shirt from the trousers,
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grabbed and pulled the passenger's shirt
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towards her head and in the process the
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passenger shirt got tore and the
17:31
passenger's chest sexual organs or
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private parts were completely exposed.
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The action of the Ibomb airline staff
17:38
appeared to be deliberate as the airline
17:40
female staff was not part of those
17:42
dragging the passenger off the aircraft
17:44
and after the female passengers body was
17:47
exposed. The Ibomb Airlines female staff
17:50
never joined or assisted the security
17:52
operatives to drag the passenger off the
17:54
plane. This indicated that the motive of
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the female staff of Ibam Airline was
17:59
solely to remove the passenger shirt and
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expose the agrieved airline passenger to
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